Panzer

A Panzer is a tank, usually a Second World War German model. Panzer also describes armoured forces, as in "panzer division".

German panzers

Panzer is also an abbreviation of the WWII German designation for tanks, Panzerkampfwagen ("armoured combat vehicle", abbreviated PzKpfw), used by the German Waffen-SS and Wehrmacht. German panzer models were given designations like Panzer I, or Panzer VI Tiger. For a list, see German armoured fighting vehicles of World War II.

Related Topics:
Waffen-SS - Wehrmacht - Panzer I - Panzer VI Tiger - German armoured fighting vehicles of World War II

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Individual variations of these basic marks were given an Ausführung (version) letter, and consequently the field of Panzer recognition is extremely complex. Great lengths have been gone to explain the differences between a Pz.Kpfw III Ausf. E(U) and a Pz.Kpfw III Ausf. F(U), for example. The word panzer is occasionally confused with the name of the Pzkpfw V Panther tank.

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Tank destroyers were Panzerjäger or Jagdpanzer ("hunting tanks"), self-propelled infantry guns were Sturmgeschütze ("assault guns"), while self-propelled artillery pieces were usually referred to as Sonderkraftfahrzeug ("special-purpose vehicle").

Related Topics:
Tank destroyer - Panzerjäger - Jagdpanzer - Sturmgeschütz - Sonderkraftfahrzeug

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